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Portland Observer. April 20, 1983 Page 3 METROPOLITAN Special Spring Sale Gospel Records L.P.s *5M Singles Two-record Set 8” Summer camp registration open Albina Branch Library staff faar thalr branch will ba cloaad if County Commlaaion doaa not ada- quataly fund tha Library Aaaociatlon. Barbar Qor tar. librarian; Angala Un. paga; and Bobbi Jack •on. dark. (Photo: Richard Brown) Libraries fight for County funding by Lamia Duke Grassrool News. N W — On Tuesday afternoon, A pril 12. in a County board room filled to capa city, the Multnomah County Com missioners heard public testimony regarding the requested 26 percent out o f the public library's budget. The County Commissioners made it clear from the beginning that no de cision would be reached that after noon on the library's budget. They deferred their decision until the lat ter part of April. Well over 28 individuals and or ganizations. as diverse as the Early Childhood Educational programs to representatives from area nursing homes, testified on the community impact libiauie» had on them in par tic u la r, and on the surrounding community in general. A lot o f the testimony centered on the ability li braries had in attracting high tech nology to a given area and how in tellectually isolated a community is without a library. Eleanor McKinnon, President of the Library Board, pointed out that the 26 percent cut in the library would mean the closing o f nine branches. Some library staff believe Albina Branch would be the first to go. The dismantling of home insti tutional services, group rentals, the film lib rary and the end o f the B ookm obile would also occur. “ The Branch libraries developed long before central. It is basic to the com m unity's developm ent. L i braries provide a sound educational system of services to everyone. The proposed cuts would curtail the new book buying budget. And once a li brary gets behind in new book buy ing, it never really catches up." JoLinda Osborne, President of the Friends o f the Library, turned over to the County Commixsioneis well over 16,000 signed petitions protesting the proposed 26 percent cutbacks in library services. "T h e L ib rary must be maintained at its current levels. Past cuts have stripped the library of moderniza tions and once a blow has been dealt, it's hard to recover. I would hate to see a substandard system be come the norm for the Multnomah C ounty L ib ra ry .” Ms. Osborne stated the Library consistently finds itself in a yearly scramble for funds because there is no long-term base for funding. Commissioner Earl Blumenauer brought up the plight of pitting the funding for the public lib ra ry against funding or the Sheriff's o f fice. The Library personnel did not respond. However, what did occur was a battle o f wits between B lu menauer and Commissioner C a ro line Miller about Blumenauer's po sition on a serial levy to create and match funding for the library. Blu menauer never directly answered M iller, other than to say, " I will not support a new tax this year. The Li- b ia iy ought not to be the budget balancer for the County." Commissioner M iller let her true feelings slip out about library fund ing during the Project Health hear ing when she staled, "Survival pro grams come before A rt and L i braries. Taking care of basic needs is what matters.” Registration is now open for the summer camping season at the Port land Area Council o f Camp Fire, Inc. Camping sessions are available to members and non-members from June through August at Camp Fire's two resident camps and five day camps. Sessions for the resident camp are one week. T ran spo rtatio n to and from the resident camps is provided by bus from the Lloyd Center area. Camp Namanu is a resident camp located just outside Sandy, Oregon in the fo othills o f the Cascade Mountains. Programs at Namanu include swimming, hiking, crafts, boating and outdoor skills. Camp Kwoneesum, the Council’s other resident camp, is just north of Washougal, Washington. Included in the camp's 1,800 acres is a large lake for canoeing, swimming and sailing instruction. Five day camps are located in the Portland Metropolitan Area: Camp Adahi in Forest Grove, Camp Lo- wami in Beaverton, Camp Tolinda in St. Johns, Camp Wekio in South east Portland, and Camp Nadaka in east Multnomah County. Day camp sessions are eight days, four days each week for two weeks, from 10 a.m . tt 3 p.m . The cost is SI2 for Camp Fire members and S16 for non-members. Day camp registration is open to any g irl entering the 2nd grade through the 7th grade, fall of 1983; and to any boy entering the 2nd grade through the 6th grade, fall of 1983. For more information or a camp brochure, call the P ortland Area Council o f Camp Fire at 224-7800. This coupon is good for $10°° off any new T.V. brought to you every week by A M E R IC A N S T A T E B A N K MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION A 236.2-inch refracting telescope, the world s largest, can pick u a flickering candle at 15,000 miles. It's locat ed in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains. The first electric shavers were ready for sale in 1931. • Only female and young gorillas sleep in trees; mature males sleep on the ground at the base of the tree. O fficially, the term “ b o u ld er” is applied only to stones larger than ten inches in diameter. We d o not do business w ith South Africa. American State AN INDEPENDENT BANK "Education M n ta ." Heed Office 2737 N. E. Union Portlend, Oregon 97212 our sixth Cliva Ball W IN A FREE Jamaican Honeymoon! Win a free Jamaican Honeymoon! Name Address City State Zip Code Tel No (Aree Code) Name of Person who will accompany you Has your wedding dale been seP NO YES If yes. list date Are you planning a trip in the next year? £ ) ZALES I h , I l u i n u n j Store YES NO QirJomoiCQt 0MKUAI RUilS Black Woman's Natwork workshop Instructor Lisa McConnall helps tha kids learn how to work out thalr stress and stay haalthy. McConnall was I Io enter Mndp» d ra n M tha guest lecturer for tha physical education and nutrition workshop for kids 8 through 8 years last Saturday at the P.C.C. Cascade Campus. 1 * ? ' ' * * ' . * ' " * '• * * ’w5 •hose decisions are final * m » r s (Photo: Richard Brown) The workshop was held in tribute to T rin a Deanne H unter. The 17- year-old's body was found Decem ber 29, 1982 in a marsh in Battle ground, Washington. Resolutions coming out o f the session were; a call for more self-re liance and independence for black people; support for one another as individuals and as a group; preser vation o f A fro -A m e ric a n culture and traditions; continued and reini tiated support for black children; a continued fight against racism; more active participation in commu nity activities, and a demanding of respect, not assimilation or integra tion from the majority community. Juvenile court counselor Janice B arrett told the group during the noon luncheon that the community may not have been able to save T rin a , but there are others we can save. In addition, she said, “ I f the system does not care about our kids simply because they are black, then we must hold them accountable and 0» c* r 'e’ * •• ¡7 *7 *" ** b» * > i no lafet than June I otganT ar-on *8 »I» ft » afeen Prizes anardnd one per report I ? 1 ‘ I use local and national community resources to help our children." BWN president Stephanie Michael stated that this workshop was the first o f many to follow to serve the com m unity. Michael said the Black Women's Network plans to conduct several research studies, become more active in (he political system, and help organize an effective network system. She claims the network system will be a reinstating of the traditional extend ed family concept. 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